The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-07-14
Strategy, Nerve and Liberty.

Some time later. we were transferred to
Point Lookout prison, MARYLAND.
Among our number was a young man,
Hunter, of Washington, DC. During
his imprisonment he had been furnished
with a complete wardrobe, far more com.
plete than any Confederate soldier
dared to dream Of On the day of
departure he was dressed in a "nobbyn
business suit, looking as unlike soldier
of any kind as could be. The prisoners
were gathered together in the quadrangle
of the prison.. and as each name Was
called the man passed through the
Office out to the pavement and formed in
column between the lines of guards.
Each prisoner carried his effects-if he
was fortunate enough to possess any.
When Hunters name was called he
came out enveloped lin his blanket, his
hat knocked awry and carrying his
valise.
Those who had seen how jauntily he
looked in the yard scarcely recognized
this figure that shufled with its shamb.
ling gait, out to the pavement, nor did
they understand why he had made such
guy of himself. The prisoners talked 7
and laughed gayly among themselves.
No one noticed Hunter lay aside his
blanket and 'tppruce" himself up. Ask
ing comrade to look after hin blanket
and valise, and to make no remark on
anything he might'see, Hunter moved 10
the curbstoue side of column. Unno.
ticed by the guards he stepped beyond
the curbiug and faced around, looking
nonchalantly at the prisoners while leis.
urely lighting cigar. One of the
guards noticed the distingue individual
aud brought Lis musket down to a.
"charge bayonets," remarking: "It's5
against orders, sir, for anyone to come on
this side of the street." Hunter coolly
said, while putting his cigar: "oh, I'd
like to get good look at these 3d-d
rebels" The guards repeated "It's
against orders, uir, and you will have to {
cross the street." "All right" says
Hunter, not wishing to prolong the con.
versstion, and he sauntered across the
street-turning occasionally to look at
the prisoners where, leaning against q
tree box, he watched the "Joh1nies"
with as much curiosity as anyone there.
When the column moved of: the cheer
that went up from the Confedelates was
thought by the lockers on To be the
escape of pent up feeling Of prisoners at .
being let out into the open air, when in 5
reality it was the farewell outburst of
admiration for their comrade left stand
ing there, who, by his strategy and
nerve, had won for himself freer air than
they breathed.
Hunter spent several days in WASH
ington, then started for Dixie, but was
captured at Bowling Green, Va, not as
an escaped prisoner, but as one who
couldn't give clear account Of himself.
His captors halted for the night on the
way to Washington, taking refuge in an
old abandoned house, with one of those
large stone chimneys SO common in Yir.
ginia. The windows being all boarded
up and one of the guards lying against
the door, they thought that sufficient to
hold fancy little BLOCKADE runner"
therefore relaxed their vigilance 80 much
as to sleep. A little fire, smoke and SCOT
we're slight impediments to man like
the prisoner. he crawled up the chin.
ney, dropped down on the outside, and
prisons knew him no more.-Raiadsl.
phia Times.